The Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week: April 27
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Party Model Delivers for Some Direct Sellers
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LIFESTYLES

SUZETTE MARTINEZ STANDRING: Hospice is perfect love - Recently I toured and cooked in Sicily with a group of 11 strangers. We touched 1,000-year-old olive trees, stirred sauces and kneaded pasta dough. From the ancient town of Erice, I watched the Mediterranean sparkle 3,000 feet below. We are exploring Sicily as much as each other’s lives, and Lorraine Schinelli of Scituate, Mass., is a hospice nurse. By Suzette Martinez Standring, The Patriot Ledger.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x787566660/Suzette-Martinez-Standring-Hospice-is-perfect-love

LOOKING UP: 'Kite flying' on a spring night - Coming up in the east on spring evenings is the constellation Bootes, the Herdsman. Its principal stars form what looks more like a kite than someone who herds animals. By Peter Becker, Hawley, Pa.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1942559408/Looking-Up-Kite-flying-on-a-spring-night

KITCHEN CALL: A change of taste brings Asian recipes -- Thinking it was time to shake up the palates, I put my love affair with all-American and Mediterranean flavors aside and searched farther afield. A can of salted peanuts languishing for a long time on a kitchen shelf provided the inspiration to look to Asian recipes. Linda Bassett/ Wicked Local North of Boston
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/ebyline/food/x206662002/Kitchen-Call-A-change-of-taste-brings-Asian-recipes

DAVID ROBSON: Turn Mother Nature against her own pests -- Life would be so simple if pests didn’t exist. Personally, those problems keep us humble and allow nature to keep the upper hand. But we have pests, and our job is to minimize their impact. The State Journal-Register (Ill.)
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/ebyline/home_and_garden/x272269627/David-Robson-Turn-Mother-Nature-against-her-own-pests

LOSING WEIGHT: Dr. Laura Q. Rogers: Why exercise when losing weight? -- The key component to weight management is caloric balance. If you eat more calories than you burn, you will gain weight. If you eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight. Exercise helps you burn more calories while you are trying to lose weight. Be Healthy Springfield (Ill.)
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/ebyline/health_and_fitness/x206662228/Dr-Laura-Q-Rogers-Why-exercise-when-losing-weight

WEIGHT-LOSS PLAN: The race to lose weight is a marathon, not a sprint -- With shorts and swimsuit season right around the corner, some consumers might be looking for a quick and easy remedy for shedding extra pounds. Carol Sponagle/ Be Healthy Springfield (Ill.)
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/ebyline/health_and_fitness/x206662321/The-race-to-lose-weight-is-a-marathon-not-a-sprint

SAME-SEX VIOLENCE: Dale Brown: Domestic violence in same-sex relationships -- Another fact we acknowledge in trainings and literature, but families and society keep hidden in yet another closet, is the fact that, yes, domestic violence also occurs in same-sex relationships. Wicked Local (Mass.)
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/ebyline/opinions/x1018067937/Dale-Brown-Domestic-violence-in-same-sex-relationships

DAN SEABORN: Reading labels -- You can tell a lot about people by observing their labels. No, I’m not talking about the Hilfiger and Nike labels on their shirts, shorts, or shoes; I’m referring to the ones on their cars that might tout some kind of accomplishment. Holland Sentinel (Mich.)
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/ebyline/religion/x1018068075/Dan-Seaborn-Reading-labels

READERS GUIDE: 'Elizabeth the Queen' - England's royal family has certainly had its share of scandal and public missteps, but through it all Queen Elizabeth II has remained solid and steadfast in her sense of duty to her country. Sally Bedell Smith gives us a refreshingly frank look at Elizabeth as daughter, wife, mother, and monarch in her new biography, "Elizabeth the Queen," now celebrating her diamond jubilee. Susie Stooksbury, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x272269528/Readers-Guide-Elizabeth-the-Queen

MOVIE MAN: 'The Innkeepers' is just too slow to be scary - The best horror movies are delicate balancing acts. They combine a health dose of dreadful anticipation with just the right amount of out-and-out terror. By Will Pfeifer, Rockford, Ill.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/ebyline/entertainment/x272269975/Movie-Man-The-Innkeepers-is-just-too-slow-to-be-scary

FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT REVIEW: Movie review: Watching 'The Five-Year Engagement' a lot like doing time - There are times when “The Five-Year Engagement” feels like a relic, particularly the belief that any use of the F word is instantaneously funny. By Al Alexander, The Patriot Ledger.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/ebyline/entertainment/x1976919112/Movie-review-Watching-The-Five-Year-Engagement-a-lot-like-doing-time

RAVEN REVIEW: Movie review: ‘Raven’ travels on the Poe side of town - “The Raven” is nothing to crow about, but it’s not a turkey either. Enough bird puns for you? OK, nevermore. By Bob Tremblay, MetroWest, Mass.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/ebyline/entertainment/x787573823/Movie-review-Raven-travels-on-the-Poe-side-of-town

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OPINIONS

PHILIP MADDOCKS: Congress to celebrate bipartisan accord on recent scandals with lavish, taxpayer-funded trip to Cartagena - Drawn together in its collective outrage at the irresponsible behavior of Secret Service agents and General Services Administration officials, Congress is planning to celebrate its newfound bon ami with an extravagant, taxpayer-funded trip to Cartagena in May. By Philip Maddocks, MetroWest, Mass.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/2012-elections/x1148067012/Philip-Maddocks-Congress-to-celebrate-bipartisan-accord-on-recent-scandals-with-lavish-taxpayer-funded-trip-to-Cartagena

JAMES JACKSON: Church and state both victims of each other - During an election year, special-interest groups create slogans and mock controversies to turn the heat up on these arguments in an effort to push people to favor one political party over the other. By doing this, the images and reputations of both church and state are tarnished and only serve to discourage any real dialogue and understanding by either side. By James Jackson, Sun-Times, Ark.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/2012-elections/x272268127/James-Jackson-Church-and-state-both-victims-of-each-other

LLOYD GARVER: Bang, bang, you’re dressed - For those of you who are worried that the fashion industry is ignoring America's gun owners, stop worrying. According to a recent article in the New York Times, Woolrich, the long-established clothing company, is now making clothes that come with a place to hide handguns and other weapons. So the next time you're doing your holiday shopping, you might hear the customer in front of you saying, "I'd like to buy a pair of pants with cuffs, a low rise, and a gun holster waistband. And please wrap that as a Christmas gift." By Lloyd Garver, GHNS.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1942560717/Lloyd-Garver-Bang-bang-you-re-dressed

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BUSINESS

ERIC P BLOOM: What marathon running taught me about being a manager - With last week’s Boston Marathon still fresh in the minds of runners and sports enthusiasts everywhere, I thought it would be a good week to compare the discipline and rigor of marathon running with the steadfastness and level of effort needed to be great manager. By Eric P. Bloom, GHNS.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/x596780648/Eric-P-Bloom-What-marathon-running-taught-me-about-being-a-manager

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